Ferrari F14 T 2014 Launch Thread

Exhaust gasses can only exit through the exhaust tip, and the position of that is highly regulated. No exhaust gasses will be coming out holes in the engine cover. That will just be a cooling hole.
 
SomersF1 wrote this on Twitter, and he's fairly knowledgeable...

Matt Somerfield ‏@SomersF1 Jan 25
Mercedes @MercedesAMGF1 WO5 Engine Cover features an ejector hole at the tail to control the exhaust plume trajectory
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"Control exhaust plume trajectory". What else does that mean then?
 
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Potentially using airflow over the engine to direct the trajectory of the higher speed gases out the exhaust, so trying to blow the diffuser or rear wing?
 
J1nxy said:
Potentially using airflow over the engine to direct the trajectory of the higher speed gases out the exhaust, so trying to blow the diffuser or rear wing?
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Yep, I'm wondering if air comes over the engine cover from the front of the car, goes through the hole towards the exhaust exit and dictates the direction the gas exits the exhaust? Maybe a loophole in that they aren't affecting it with bodywork or a device after the exhaust exit, but are doing it with something beforehand?

Or it could be cooling :p
 
Air can be channeled from somewhere and out that to push the exhaust gasses. But it won't be exhaust gassed themselves coming out of it.

Seems odd considering where the exhaust exit is though. Its to low to blow the rear wing, and too high to blow the diffuser, and toonfar back from both to be of any use anyway.

Maybe to create a sort of barrier to keep the exhaust gas seperate from the air flowing from under the rear wing?

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